in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to gain weight; to put on weight
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
the world in general; society; convention
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
fate; destiny; predestination
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
the place for; the time for; the level of
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream